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Japan Beef Imports Down 37.4 Percent In May

With the U.S. still excluded from its import market, Japan’s beef imports registered another monthly decline in May. Japan imported 28,493 metric tons (mt) of beef, 37.4 percent less than in May 2003, according to just-released Japanese government statistics. Imports of U.S. beef were zero due to the ban on U.S. beef resulting from the single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington Statein December. Imports of Australian beef were 19.7 percent higher at 26,506 mt. All but 140 mt of the balance came from New Zealand (1,847 mt).

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Japan Beef Imports Down 37.4 Percent In May

With the U.S. still excluded from its import market, Japan’s beef imports registered another monthly decline in May. Japan imported 28,493 metric tons (mt) of beef, 37.4 percent less than in May 2003, according to just-released Japanese government statistics. Imports of U.S. beef were zero due to the ban on U.S. beef resulting from the single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington Statein December. Imports of Australian beef were 19.7 percent higher at 26,506 mt. All but 140 mt of the balance came from New Zealand (1,847 mt).